Mobile frame and carrier for laundry-extractors.



E. TETRAULT- MOBILE FRAME AND CARRIER FOR LAUNDRY EXTRACTORS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1917.

9 Patented. July 24, 1917.

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l E Tllh r AW wmm EUGENE TE'IRAUQQT, or, sn vnrnerron, VERMONIE,assreiron oronnrounrrr To; WILLIAM B. snnr on annenoiaes A. MATI-VIERS,on iznnnineroiv, vnnn onr coMrosIne THE FIRM- o -sranrnon & MATHERS, orBEnN NGr'oN, VERMONT.

MOBILE FRAME AND CARRIER FOR LAUNDRY-EXTRACIOR S.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 21, 1917. Serial No. 150,136.

and State of Vermont, have invented cer-' tain new and useful:Improvements in M0- bile Frames and Carriers for Laundry-Extractors, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in, mobile frameand: carrier for laundry extractors.

The primary object of the invention. is the provision of meansantifrictionally mounted for movement upon a laundry extractor. adaptedfor supporting receptacles adjacent thereto for convenience in placingarticles therein or removing the same from A further object of thedevice is to provide a support forbags andiot-her containers mounted fortraveling peripherally of the extractor, greatly assisting in. theoperation of the device and: having a foldable means for maintaining abag in open position as well as being provided with a supportingplatform for any form of receptacle.

With these general objects in view and others that will: appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which li'kenumerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a laundry extractor provided with thepresent device operatively mounted thereon, the bracket portion of thearrangement being indicated by dotted lines in its foldedposition,

Fig. 21s a top plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view through an upper portion ofthe device, illustrating the anti-friction mounting means therefor, and

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of a different anti-frictional form ofmounting. for the frame arms.

It being understood that the invention is in the nature of an attachmentfor a launa dry extractor, the same is herein illustrated in connectionwith an extractor. 10 having supportingilegs 11, and an annular crownsheet 12, an annular groove 13 belng. formed between the outer edge ofthe crown. sheet and the body or shell of the extractor.

The. present device broadly consists of a mounting frame 14antifrictionally mounted upon. the extractor for arcuate movement aroundthe same and provided with a pair of: foldable brackets 15;

The mounting frame 14 consists of opposite. members. 16 havingrectangular lower.

portions 17 for supportingplatform boards 18 transversely arrangedtherein and thereby positioned at suitable distances. above thefloor-.19 or othersupport'upon which the ex tractor is mounted by meansof legs 11 thereof, said platform boards maintaining the frame memberssuitably spaced. apart as. a frame structure. Arms 20 perpendicularlyproject in a convergent manner from the upper end of. the uprightportions of the frame members 16 adapted for positioning laterally withrespectto thecrownv sheet '12. and: having books 21 upon their free endsfor overlying the inner edge or rim. 22 of the crown sheet.

Each of the. arms 20 is provided; with a longitudinal slot 23 thereinadapted for the adjustable reception of a bolt 24. having ananti-friction roller 25 j ournaled in the lower or bent end 26 thereofand positioned adjacent the groove 13 for shiftable engagement withtheadjacent surface of the extractor for traveling thereon, supporting.the frame 14.

An antifriction ball 27 is secured in any convenient manner as by meansof a plate 28, forming a cage, within the concavity. ofeach of thehooked ends of the arms 2.0, such balls being in normal engagement withthe aforementioned rim 22: and whereby, as will be better understoodfrom Fig. 3 of the drawing, the frame'ld will be antifrictionallymounted upon the extractor, the only points of contact therewith beingthe two rollers 25 and balls 27 and 36. A shallow groove or race way 40may be provided in the rim 22 for the balls 27 if desired.

It will be seen that the bolts 24 may be adjusted longitudinally of theslots 23 for accommodating the device for different widths of crownsheets by manipulating lock nuts 29 carried by the said bolts andPatentednluly 2A, 1917.

by which arrangement the bolts may be partially revolved for moving theroller ends thereof away from the groove 13 and permitting the device tobe readily detached from the extractor.

The folding brackets 15, of any desired form, are provided, having theirmounting sides fixedly secured by rivets 31 to the upright portions 32of the frame 1 1, while the supporting top members 33 are connected withthe portions 30 by means of the usual form of foldable struts 3-1. Thebolts 37, which secure the lower portions 17 of the frame intorectangular formation, are preferably provided with antifriction balls36 at their inner ends for engaging the adjacent surface of theextractor 10, the said bolts 37 being adjustably arranged. In theoperation of the device, with the same mounted for free movementperipherally of the extractor 10, any form of receptacle, such as a bagof saturated apparel or fabric, may be seated upon the platform 18 andheld open by means of hooks carried by the top members 33 of thebrackets 15, rendering the emptying of the receptacle into the extractorless laborious at any point desired around the extractor, while suchreceptacle may be also employed for receiving the articles from theextractor after the water has been removed therefrom during the usualoperation of the laundrying machine. The device is readily shiftedaround the extractor by pushing the same, as will be evident, while thebrackets 15 may be folded to the position illustrated by dotted lines inFig. 1 when not desired for use,

such for instance as when a basket or bag is being employed upon theplatform 18, the portions 17 of the frame forming protecting sides foranything mounted upon the platform.

In Fig. 4 an arm 20 for the frame is shown similar to the arm 20,illustrated in Fig. 1, and providing an anti-friction roller 41journaled in the end thereof for overly ing and riding upon the rim 22of the crown sheet 12 and serving the same function as the hook 21 andball 27 heretofore described. It will be understood that the frame armsmay be provided with either the ball or roller form of bearings or anyother suitable attaching arrangement such as covered by the presentinvention.

While the form of the invention herein shown and described is what isbelieved to be the preferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless tobe understood that various forms, modifications and arrangement of theparts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

1. A device of the class described com prising a laundry extractor, aframe antifrictionally mounted for shifting movement thereon, asupporting platform and foldable brackets positioned thereabove carriedby said frame.

2. In combination with a laundry extractor, a frame antifrictionallymounted for peripheral movement thereon having side vportions providedwith rectangular lower members, a platform secured between said sideportions within said lower members, the latter being protectinglyarranged adj acent the opposite ends of the platform.

3. In combination with a laundry extractor, a frame antifrictionallymounted for peripheral movement thereon having side portions providedwith rectangular lower members, a platform secured between said sideportions within said lower members, the latter being protectinglyarranged adjacent the opposite ends of the platform and folding bracketsarranged above the platform carried by the opposite portions of theframe.

4:. A device of the class described comprising opposite bracketsections, a plat form secured between the lower portions of saidsections, perpendicularly projecting converging arms at the upper endsof said sections having terminal hook portions, and hook boltsadjustably carried by the said arms inwardly of the said hook portions.

5. A device of the class described-comprising opposite bracket sections,a platform secured between the lower portions of said sections,perpendicularly projecting converging arms at the upper ends of saidsections having terminal hook portions, antifriction balls arrangedwithin the said hook portions, depending hook bolts ad justably carriedby said arms between the 05 said hook portions and the adjacent framesection, and antifriction rollers journaled in the ends of the said hookbolts.

6. A device of the class described comprising opposite bracket sections,a platform secured between the lower portions of said sections,perpendicularly projecting converging arms at the upper ends of saidsections having terminal hook portions,antifriction balls arrangedwithin the said hook 11 7 a mounting frame, arms carried by the saidframe having terminal hook portions overlying the said rim when thedevice is op eratively arranged, hook bolts adjustably carried by thesaid arms with their hooked ends positioned adjacent the said groove.

8. An attachment for extractors having a crown plate provided with a rimand an annular groove arranged outwardly therefrom a mounting frame,arms carried by the said frame having terminal hook portions overlyingthe said rim when the device is 0peratively arranged, hook boltsadjustably carried by the said arms with their hooked ends positionedadjacent the said groove, antifriction balls within the said hookportions of the arms adapted for engagement with the said rim, andanti-friction rollers at the free ends of said hook bolts adapted forengagement with the extractor adjacent the said groove.

9. An attachment for extractors having a crown plate provided with a rimand an annular groove arranged outwardly therefrom a mounting frame,arms carried by the said frame having terminal hook portions overlyingthe said rim when the device is operatively arranged, hook boltsadjustably carried by the said arms with their hooked ends positionedwithin the said grooves,

antifriction balls near the said hook portions of the arms adapted forengagement with the said rim, antifriction rollers at the free ends ofsaid hook bolts adapted for engagement with the extractor near the saidgroove, a supporting platform secured adjacent the lower end of theframe and fold ing brackets carried adjacent the upper end of the frameover the said platform.

10. A11 attachment for extractors having acrown plate provided with arim and an annular groove arranged outwardly therefrom, a mountingframe, arms carried by the said frame having terminal hook portionsoverlying the said rim when the device is operatively arranged, hookbolts adjustably carried by the said arms with their hooked endspositioned near the said groove, a supporting platform secured adjacentthe lower end of the frame and folding brackets carried adjacent theupper end of the frame over the said platform.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EUGENE TETRAULT.

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